UE20944 – MECL – General Rate Application – December 19, 2018

Electric – UE20944 – MECL – General Rate Application

• Order No. UE20-06 – December 21, 2020
  • Highlights – Order UE20-06 – MECL – General Rate Application
• Order No. UE21-14 – Approval to File General Rate Application – December 14, 2021
• Order No. UE20-01 – March 25, 2020
• Order No. UE19-08 – September 27, 2019
• Order No. UE19-06 – Intervener Order – Howard – August 2, 2019
• Electric – Public Input Sought for Electric Rate Hearing – July 23, 2019   (Version française)
• Notice of Hearing   (Version française) – July 5, 2019
• Order No. UE19-05 – Intervener Order – July 4, 2019
• Order No. UE19-04 – June 24, 2019
• Order No. UE19-02 – February 25, 2019
• Order No. UE19-01 – Consolidation Order – February 4, 2019
• News Release-Electricity Rates – February 2, 2019   (Version française)
• Notice of Application   (Version française) – December 19, 2018

2019 Weather Normalization Reserve Variables (WNR)

• Initial Correspondence between MECL and Grant Thornton – November 27, 2019
• Request for Information between MECL and Grant Thornton – December 11, 2019
• Grant Thornton Review of 2019 WNR Variables – December 18, 2019
• Order UE19-10 – Approval of 2019 WNR Variables – December 19, 2019

Updated Filing for Rates Effective March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021

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• Application for Schedule of Rates – January 31, 2020
• Additional Appendices and Schedules
• Appendix 1 Schedule of Proposed Rates – March 1, 2020 to February 22, 2022
• Appendix 2 Financial Statements
• Appendix 3 Monthly ECAM January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021
• Appendix 4 Weather Normalization Reserve
• Appendix 8 – Estimate of Unrecovered Depreciation and Accumulated Reserve Variance for the CTGS
• Schedule 11-4 – Composition of per kWh Rates
• Schedule 13.1 Options – Two Year Amortization of Dorian & Offsetting 2019 RORA
• Section 13-2 Options – Balance of 2019 RORA to ECAM
• Section 13-3 Options – WNRA Not Funded
• Section 13.4 Options – WNRA Applied to Opening ECAM
• Section 13.5 Options – No Stabilization Adjustment to ECAM Base Rate
• Actual Financial Results as Required by Order UE19-08 – Section 13 – filed January 31, 2020

AMENDED Updated Filing for Rates Effective March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021

• Amended Evidence for Schedule of Rates Effective March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021 – filed February 10, 2020
• Amended Additional Appendices and Schedules
• Amended Appendix 1 Schedule of Proposed Rates – March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2022
• Amended Appendix 2 Financial Statements
• Amended Appendix 3 Monthly ECAM January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021
• Amended Appendix 4 Weather Normalization Reserve
• Amended Appendix 8 – Estimate of Unrecovered Depreciation and Accumulated Reserve Variance for the CTGS
• Amended Schedule 11-4 – Composition of Total Energy Charge per kWh by Rate Class
• Amended Schedule 13.1 Options – Two Year Amortization of Dorian & Offsetting 2019 RORA
• Amended Section 13-2 Options – Balance of 2019 RORA to ECAM Balance
• Amended Section 13-3 Options – Balance of WNRA Not Refunded
• Amended Section 13.4 Options – Balance of WNRA Applied to Opening ECAM Balance

FURTHER AMENDED Updated Filing for Rates Effective March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021

• Amended Evidence for Schedule of Rates Effective March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021 – filed February 14, 2020
• Amended Additional Appendices and Schedules
• Amended Appendix 1 – Schedule of Proposed Rates – March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2022
• Amended Appendix 2 – Financial Statements
• Amended Appendix 3 – Monthly ECAM January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021
• Amended Appendix 4 – Weather Normalization Reserve
• Amended Appendix 5 – Energy Supply Expenses – 2019 to 2021
• Amended Appendix 6 – Transmission and Distribution Expenses – 2019 to 2021
• Amended Appendix 7 – General and Administrative Expenses – 2019 to 2021
• Amended Appendix 8 – Estimate of Unrecovered Depreciation and Accumulated Reserve Variance for the CTGS
• Amended Appendix 9  – Financial Forecast Schedules – 2019 to 2021
• Amended Schedule 11-4 – Composition of Total Energy Charge per kWh by Rate Class
• Amended Section 13.1 – Options – Two Year Amortization of Dorian & Offsetting 2019 RORA
• Amended Section 13-2 – Options – Balance of 2019 RORA to ECAM Balance
• Amended Section 13-3 – Options – Balance of WNRA Not Refunded
• Amended Section 13.4 – Options – Balance of WNRA Applied to Opening ECAM Balance
• Amended Section 13.5 – Options – No Stabilization Adjustment to ECAM Base Rate

Notice – Maritime Electric seeks approval of electric rate increase – November 6, 2020

Exhibit List:

Applicant Exhibits:

• Exhibit M-1: General Rate Application (filed November 30, 2018)
• Exhibit M-1(b): Amendment to Appendix 11 of the General Rate Application (filed February 14, 2019)
• Exhibit M-2: Point Lepreau Cost Allocation Classification Study (filed April 27, 2017)
• Exhibit M-3: Charlottetown Thermal Generating Station Decommissioning Study prepared by GHD Limited (filed June 28, 2018) – Appendix 1
• Exhibit M-3(b): Charlottetown Thermal Generating Station Decommissioning Study prepared by GHD Limited (filed June 28, 2018) – Appendix 2
• Exhibit M-3(c): Charlottetown Thermal Generating Station Decommissioning Study prepared by GHD Limited (filed June 28, 2018) – Appendix 3
• Exhibit M-4: 2017 Depreciation Study prepared by Gannett Fleming (filed June 29, 2018)
• Exhibit M-5: 2017 Cost Allocation Study prepared by Chymko Consulting Ltd. (filed June 29, 2018)
• Exhibit M-6: Response to Interrogatories from Synapse re CTGS Decommissioning (November 16, 2018)
• Exhibit M-6(b): In-Confidence Filing Schedule 15 and 16
• Exhibit M-7: Correspondence from Maritime Electric re Request for Confidential Filing (January 29, 2019)
• Exhibit M-8: Response to Additional Interrogatories from Synapse re CTGS Decommissioning (February 1, 2019)
• Exhibit M-9: Response to Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design (February 1, 2019)
• Exhibit M-9(b): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-17
• Exhibit M-9(c): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-43
• Exhibit M-9(d): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-50
• Exhibit M-9(e): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-54
• Exhibit M-10: Response to Interrogatories from Laurence Booth re Return on Average Common Equity (February 1, 2019)
• Exhibit M-10(b): Response to Laurence Booth IR-2, IR-5 and IR-6
• Exhibit M-10(c): Response to Laurence Booth IR-8
• Exhibit M-11: Response to Interrogatories from Commission Staff (filed February 15, 2019)
• Exhibit M-11(b): Response to Commission Staff IR-2 – Attachment 1 – Summary of PEIEC Debt Collection
• Exhibit M-11(c): Response to Commission Staff IR-3 – Attachment 1 – Calculation of ECAM Base Rate
• Exhibit M-11(d): Response to Commission Staff IR-4 – Attachment 1 – Monthly WRNA and ROPA
• Exhibit M-11(e): Response to Commission Staff IR-7 – Attachment 1 & 2 – Post-2015 RORA
• Exhibit M-11(f): Response to Commission Staff IR-36 – Attachment 1 – Depreciation and Reserve Variance Forecasts
• Exhibit M-11(g): Response to Commission Staff IR-48 to IR-52 – Attachments
• Exhibit M-12: Correspondence from Maritime Electric re Request for Confidentiality pursuant to Rule 49 (filed February 12, 2019)
• Exhibit M-13: Confidential Response to Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design (filed March 1, 2019)
• Exhibit M-13(b): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-48 – Attachment 1 [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-13(c): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-48 – Attachment 2 [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-13(d): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-49 – Attachment 1 [CONFIDENTIAL] 
• Exhibit M-13(e): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-49 – Attachment 2 [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-13(f): AMENDED Confidential Responses to Multeese Consulting IR-48 and IR-49 (filed April 5, 2019) [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-13(g): AMENDED Response to Multeese Consulting IR-48 – Attachment 1 [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-13(h): AMENDED Response to Multeese Consulting IR-48 Attachment 2 [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-13(i): AMENDED Response to Multeese Consulting IR-49 – Attachment 1 [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-13(j): AMENDED Response to Multeese Consulting IR-49 – Attachment 2 [CONFIDENTIAL] 
• Exhibit M-14: Confidential Response to Interrogatories from Laurence Booth re Return on Average Common Equity (filed March 1, 2019) [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-15: Confidential Response to Interrogatories from Commission Staff (filed March 5, 2019) [CONFIDENTIAL] [NO ELECTRONIC COPY FILED]
• Exhibit M-16: Revised IR-45 Response to Interrogatories from Commission Staff (March 8, 2019)
• Exhibit M-17: Correspondence from Maritime Electric re Request for Confidentiality pursuant to Rule 49 (filed April 5, 2019)
• Exhibit M-18: Response to Additional Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design IRs-55-70 (filed April 5, 2019)
• Exhibit M-18(b): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-58
• Exhibit M-18(c): Response to Multeese Consulting IR-67 [Excel Spreadsheet]
• Exhibit M-18(d): Response to Confidential Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting (IRs 71-74) [CONFIDENETIAL]
• Exhibit M-18(e): Confidential Response to IR-59 from Multeese (April 11, 2019) [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit M-19: Data requests from Concentric Energy Advisors to Laurence Booth (filed April 23, 2019)
• Exhibit M-20: Response to Additional Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design IRs 75-76 (filed May 1, 2019)
• Exhibit M-21: Response to Additional Interrogatories from Commission Staff (filed May 24, 2019)
• Exhibit M-22: Rebuttal Testimony from Concentric Energy Advisors re Return on Average Common Equity (filed May 31, 2019)
• Exhibit M-23: Correspondence from Maritime Electric re comments on Multeese Consulting Report (filed May 31, 2019)
• Exhibit M-24: Response to report prepared by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. re CTGS Decommissioning (filed June 5, 2019)
• Exhibit M-25 General Rate Application Revised Rates and Schedules (July 31, 2019)
• Exhibit M-26 Evidence from Dr. Laurence Booth dated May 2010 (filed August 7, 2019)
• Exhibit M-27 Commission Order UE10-03 dated July 12, 2010 (filed August 7, 2019)
• Exhibit M-28 Commission Order UE16-04R dated July 11, 2016 (filed August 7, 2019)
• Exhibit M-29 Interrogatory from Newfoundland Power 2019-2020 General Rate Application (NP-CA-059) (filed August 7, 2019)
• Exhibit M-30 Newfoundland & Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities Order No. P.U. 2(2019) (filed August 7, 2019)
• Exhibit M-31 Evidence from Dr. Laurence Booth dated September 25, 2018 (filed August 7, 2019)
• Exhibit M-32 Evidence from Dr. Laurence Booth dated November 2000 (filed August 7, 2019)
• Exhibit M-33 Response to Additional Interrogatories from Commission Staff IR-85 to IR-89 (filed August 15, 2019)
• Exhibit M-33(b) Response to IR-85(a) – Attachment 1
• Exhibit M-33(c) Response to IR-85(b) – Attachment 2
• Exhibit M-33(d) Response to IR-85(c) – Attachment 3
• Exhibit M-33(e) Response to IR-86 – Attachment 1
• Exhibit M-33(f) Response to IR-87 – Attachment 1
• Exhibit M-33(g) Response to IR-87 – Attachment 2
• Exhibit M-33(h) Response to IR-87 – Attachment 3
• Exhibit M-33(i) Response to IR-87 – Attachment 4
• Exhibit M-33(j) Response to IR-88 – Attachment 1
• Exhibit M-33(k) Response to IR-88 – Attachment 2
• Exhibit M-33(l) Response to IR-89 – Attachment 1
• Exhibit M-33(m) Updated Schedule 15-1
• Exhibit M-34 Response to Interrogatories from Commission Staff IR 90 to IR 96 – November 24, 2020
• Exhibit M-35 MECL Comments on Grant Thornton Report – November 24, 2020
• Exhibit M-36 MECL Response to PEI EC Comments on Grant Thornton Report – November 26, 2020
• Exhibit M-37 MECL Response to Interrogatories from Mr. Roger King – November 26, 2020
• Exhibit M-38 MECL Responses to Interrogatories from Mr. John te Raa – November 26, 2020
• Exhibit M-39 MECL Responses to Interrogatory IR-97 from Commission Staff – December 16, 2020

Commission Exhibits

• Exhibit C-1: Interrogatories from Synapse re CTGS Decommissioning (October 10, 2018)
• Exhibit C-2: Additional Interrogatories from Synapse re CTGS Decommissioning (January 2, 2019)
• Exhibit C-3: Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design (January 4, 2019)
• Exhibit C-4: Interrogatories from Laurence Booth re Return on Average Common Equity (January 7, 2019)
• Exhibit C-5: Interrogatories from Commission Staff re General Rate Applcation (January 17, 2019)
• Exhibit C-6: Additional Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design (March 19, 2019)
• Exhibit C-7: Confidential Additional Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design (March 19, 2019) (CONFIDENTIAL)
• Exhibit C-8: Report from Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. re CTGS Decommissioning (March 15, 2019)
• Exhibit C-8(b): Executed Acknowledgement of Expert’s Duty Form
• Exhibit C-8(c): Resume – Ben Havumaki
• Exhibit C-8(d): Resume – Erin Camp
• Exhibit C-8(e): Resume – Bob Fagan
• Exhibit C-8(f):  Resume – Divita Bhandari
• Exhibit C-9: Report from Laurence Booth re Return on Average Common Equity (March 2019)
• Exhibit C-9(b): Executed Acknowledgement of Expert’s Duty Form
• Exhibit C-9(c): Appendix A – Resume of L. Booth (2019)
• Exhibit C-9(d): Appendix B – Estimation of the Market Risk Premium (2019)
• Exhibit C-9(e): Appendix C – Relative Risk Assessment for a Benchmark Utility (2019)
• Exhibit C-9(f): Appendix D – Discounted Cash Flow Estimates (2019)
• Exhibit C-9(g) Corrected Table of Contents (July 30, 2019)
• Exhibit C-10: Confidential Additional Interrogatories from Commisson Staff re Executive Compensation (April 4, 2019) [CONFIDENTIAL]
• Exhibit C-11: Additional Interrogatories from Commission Staff re General Rate Application (April 11, 2019)
• Exhibit C-12: Additional Interrogatories from Multeese Consulting re Cost Allocation & Rate Design (April 18, 2019)
• Exhibit C-13: Laurence Booth Response to Data Requests from Concentric Energy Advisors (May 9, 2019)
• Exhibit C-13(b): Response to Concentric Data Request 4
• Exhibit C-13(c): Response to Concentric Data Request 6
• Exhibit C-13(d): Response to Concentric Data Request 13
• Exhibit C-14: Report from Multeese Consulting Incorporated re Cost Allocation & Rate Design (May 23, 2019)
• Exhibit C-14(b): Appendix MC-1
• Exhibit C-14(c): Appendix MC-2
• Exhibit C-14(d): Appendix MC-3
• Exhibit C-14(e): Appendix MC-4
• Exhibit C-14(f): Executed Acknowledgement of Expert’s Duty Form
• Exhibit C-15: Correspondence from Multeese Consulting Incorporated re Comments from MECL (June 10, 2019)
• Exhibit C-15(b): Adjustment to MECL Response to MCI Evidence
• Exhibit C-16: Sur-Rebuttal from Laurence Booth re Return on Average Common Equity (June 21, 2019)
• Exhibit C-17: Memorandum from Synapse re Additional Infomation Provided by MECL (July 3, 2019)
• Exhibit C-18 Power Point Presentation from Laurence Booth re Return on Average Common Equity (July 30, 2019)
• Exhibit C-19 Additional Interrogatories from Commission Staff re Revised Schedules and Rates (August 9, 2019)
• Exhibit C-20 Report from Grant Thornton on Updated Filing for Rates Effective March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021
• Exhibit C-21 Interrogatories from Grant Thornton on Updated Filing for Rates Effective March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021 and Responses from Maritime Electric to Grant Thornton
• Exhibit C-22 Interrogatories from Commission Staff re Updated Filing for Rates and the Grant Thornton Report
• Exhibit C-23 Interrogatories from Commission Staff (December 11, 2020)

Public Exhibits

• Exhibit P-1: Comments received from Roger King regarding Point Lepeau Cost Allocation Classification Study (August 7, 2017)
• Exhibit P-2: Comments received from Jeff L. regarding General Rate Application (December 11, 2018)
• Exhibit P-3: Comments received from Jonathan Oliver regarding General Rate Application (December 13, 2018)
• Exhibit P-4: Request to participate received from Roger King (January 21, 2019)
• Exhibit P-5: Correspondence from Jamie Fox regarding General Rate Application (February 22, 2019)
• Exhibit P-6: Correspondence to Jamie Fox regarding General Rate Application (February 28, 2019)
• Exhibit P-7: Comments received from Roger King regarding Rate Design and Cost Allocation (March 6, 2019)
• Exhibit P-7(b) Power Point Presentation from Roger King (July 30, 2019)
• Exhibit P-8: Comments received from Jonathan Crawford regarding Proposed Rate Increase (March 12, 2019)
• Exhibit P-9: Comments received from Joe Dumville regarding General Rate Application (July 7, 2019)
• Exhibit P-10: Comments received from Rachel Mears regarding Residential Second Block (July 7, 2019)
• Exhibit P-11: Comments received from Paul Smallman regarding Residential Second Block (July 7, 2019)
• Exhibit P-12: Comments received from Lucy Robson regarding General Rate Application (July 10, 2019)
• Exhibit P-13: Comments received from Marlene Hunt regarding General Rate Application (July 24, 2019)
• Exhibit P-14: Comments received from Kim Brenner regarding General Rate Application (July 24, 2019)
• Exhibit P-15: Comments received from Christina regarding General Rate Application (July 24, 2019)
• Exhibit P-16: Comments received from Marsha Empson regarding Proposed Rate Increase (July 25, 2019)
• Exhibit P-17: Comments received from Shawna Lannigan regarding Proposed Rate Increase (July 25, 2019)
• Exhibit P-18: Comments received from Susan Whelan regarding Proposed Rate Increase (July 25, 2019)
• Exhibit P-19 Comments received from Jillian MacIntyre regarding Rate Increase Feedback (July 26, 2019)
• Exhibit P-20 Comments received from Bob regarding Proposed Rate Increase (July 27, 2019)
• Exhibit P-21 Comments received from Darlene Gaudet regarding Proposed Rate Increase (July 27, 2019)
• Exhibit P-22 Comments received from Rob Fraser regarding Proposed Rate Increase (July 28, 2019)
• Exhibit P-23 Comments received from Spencer Matheson regarding General Rate Application (July 29, 2019)
• Exhibit P-24 Correspondence from David Lewis regarding General Rate Application (filed August 1, 2019)
• Exhibit P-25 Correspondence received from an Anonymous individual regarding Proposed Rate Increase (July 29, 2019)
• Exhibit P-26 Comments received from Darlene B Fleming regarding Proposed Rate Increase (August 5, 2019)
• Exhibit P-27 Comments received from Kaylee Campbell regarding Proposed Rate Increase (August 6, 2019)
• Exhibit P-28 Comments received from Doris Herring regarding Proposed Rate Increase (August 6, 2019)
• Exhibit P-29 Comments received from Gary A O MacKay regarding General Rate Application (August 9, 2019)
• Exhibit P-30 Comments received from John te Raa regarding General Rate Application (August 9, 2019)
• Exhibit P-31 Comments received from Terry Brauen regarding General Rate Application (August 10, 2019)
• Exhibit P-32 Submissions received from the Seafood Processors Association of Prince Edward Island (August 12, 2019)
• Exhibit P-33 Additional Comments received from John te Raa Regarding General Rate Application (August 13, 2019)
• Exhibit P-34 Comments received from Paul Izzard Regarding General Rate Application (August 13, 2019)
• Exhibit P-35 Post-Hearing Comments Submitted by Roger King (August 13, 2019)
• Exhibit P-36 Additional Comments received from John te Raa Regarding Lepreau Energy Costs (August 13, 2019)
• Exhibit P-37 Comments received from Tony Reddin, ECO-P.E.I. Energy Project Coordinator regarding General Rate Application (August 14, 2019)
• Exhibit P-38 Comments received from PEI Federation of Agriculture regarding General Rate Application (August 14, 2019)
• Exhibit P-39 Comments received from Edgar Dewar regarding Proposed Rate Changes (September 18, 2019)
• Exhibit P-40 Comments received from Mr. Roger King regarding General Rate Application – November 27, 2020
• Exhibit P-41 Comments received from Mr. John te Raa regarding General Rate Application – November 30, 2020

PEI Energy Corporation Exhibits

• Exhibit EC-1: Application for Intervener Status (June 27, 2019)
• Exhibit EC-2: Evidence filed on behalf of the PEI Energy Corporation (July 11, 2019)
• Exhibit EC-3 Comments filed by PEI Energy Corporation regarding Grant Thornton Report – November 20, 2020

Steven Howard, MLA and Opposition Shadow Critic for Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy

• Exhibit O-1 Application for Intervener Status (August 1, 2019)
• Exhibit O-2 Evidence filed on behalf of Stephen Howard, MLA and Opposition Shadow Critic for Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy (August 5, 2019)
• Exhibit O-3 Presentation made to IRAC by Stephen Howard (August 8, 2019)
• Exhibit O-4 BC Hydro Power Smart Evaluation of the Residential Inclining Block Rate dated June 2014 (filed August 8, 2019)
• Exhibit O-5 Closing submissions made to IRAC by Stephen Howard (August 9, 2019)